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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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